19 Apr
2016
19 Apr
'16
3:30 a.m.
I worked an ISS pass earlier tonight on packet. I copied 18 stations digipeated via the ISS. However, only one of them responded to any kind of live, keyboard-to-keyboard action. The other stations seemed very dedicated to letting the world know their name and city every 1-2 minutes.
Surely my theory that 80% of the stations are unattended beacons, pass after pass, must be wrong.
Please, prove me wrong at 0200Z 19-April, and show me that people have two-way QSO's and not just beacon their name and city continuously for 24 hours.
73 Clayton W5PFG